Factors that determine the severity of Betula spp. pollen seasons in Poland (Poznań and Krakow) and the United Kingdom (Worcester and London)

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 311-321

  Stach, A ^a   Emberlin, J ^b   Smith, M ^b   Adams Groom, B ^b   Myszkowska, D ^c  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Betula pollen season severity; Birch pollen; North Atlantic Oscillation; Poland; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; BIRCH; CLIMATE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; POLAND; POLLEN; SEASON; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALLERGENS; BETULA; CLIMATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; POLAND; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEASONS;

BETULA;

EID: 39449095139     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-007-0127-2     Document Type: Article

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